Practice and experience are good bass fishing teachers, and your rod is part of that equation
Later, when the main gear was cleaned I found that the threads had been mashed under this nut and it looks like someone tried to take if off without removing the set screw
It's big, yes, but that's the idea
Tarpon holding near cover are looking for schools of small baitfish, petite crabs, and other diminutive forage, so its a good idea to bring along flies that will match the hatch. Baitfish patterns like Clouser Minnows and small Deceivers are great for targeting tarpon in the thick stuff, and crab and shrimp flies and even bass poppers can also be surprisingly effective
Bladelets could have functioned as lithic inserts in composite tools, but also were used for working bones at the coastal sites (Mansrud, 2013, p.245)